Perfect peace by daniel black5/20/2023 "A morality tale of the consequences of letting our selfish needs trap the ones we love into roles they weren't born to play. It'll be a little strange at first, but you'll get used to it, and this'll be over after while."įrom this point forward, Perfect's life becomes a bizarre kaleidoscope of events-while the rest of his family is forced to question everything they thought they knew about gender, sexuality, unconditional love, and fulfillment. But that ain't what you was supposed to be. When the seventh child of the Peace family, named Perfect, turns eight, her mother Emma Jean tells her bewildered daughter, "You was born a boy. As seen on TikTok, Daniel Black's Perfect Peace is the heartbreaking portrait of a large, rural southern family's attempt to grapple with their mother's desperate decision to make her newborn son into the daughter she will never have-"a complex, imaginative story of one unforgettable black family in mid-twentieth century Arkansas" ( Atlanta Magazine).
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Every Second Counts by Lance Armstrong5/20/2023 He was officially stripped of these wins by the UCI, the world governing body for cycling, in 2012. In an interview with Oprah Winfrey in January 2013, Lance Armstrong admitted to having taken performance enhancing drugs in all seven of the Tours de France in which he competed between 19. He also tells of the work he did for the foundation he created following his dramatic recovery, addresses the daunting challenge of living in the aftermath of cancer and treatment, and shares further inspirational tales of survival.Ī fresh outlook on the spirit of survivors everywhere, Every Second Counts is an account of a man who strives every day to meet life's challenges - whether on his bike or off.Įvery Second Counts was first published in October 2003. Every Second Counts Every Second Counts: Lance Armstrong, Sally Jenkins, Donna Sinisgalli: 9780385508711: : Books Skip to main content. Never shy of controversy, Armstrong offers, with typical frankness, his thoughts on training, competing, winning and failure. Every Second Counts Lance Armstrong, Sally Jenkins, Donna Sinisgalli on. Now, in his much-anticipated follow-up, Armstrong shares more details of his extraordinary life story, including the births of his twin daughters Grace and Isabel. His first book, It's Not About the Bike, charted his journey back to life and went on to become an international bestseller. In 1999, Lance Armstrong made world headlines with the most stunning comeback in the history of sport after battling against life-threatening testicular cancer just eighteen months before returning to professional cycling. Blue smoke and murder elizabeth lowell5/20/2023 But Jill is in deeper waters than she's ever known as she soon discovers, the perils of running wild rivers are tame compared with the hidden dangers in the high-stakes game of art collecting.įrom the cozy rooms of the Breck homestead cabin to the cold multimillion-dollar galleries of the Western art circuit, Zach and Jill must race against time to unmask a ruthless killer hidden in a blue smoke of money, threats, lies, and death. Protecting Jill will take him into familiar territory - among a strange, savagely competitive bunch of collectors who'll do anything to stay at the top. Though he's got the skills to be a highly effective bodyguard, being a bullet catcher isn't his preferred way to spend time. His expertise is gathering and analyzing information from unlikely and often dangerous sources. Zach Balfour works part-time as a consultant for St. But when a string of ominous events - including a mysterious fire that kills her great-aunt and a furor in the Western art world raised by a dozen Breck family paintings - culminates in a threat to her life, Jill reluctantly calls in a favor. Jill Breck was just doing her job as a river guide when she saved the life of Lane Faroe, son of two of St. Munroe what if 25/20/2023 If you purchase a book-bundled ticket but are unable to attend the event, your book will be placed on hold at our Lake Forest Park store.Masks are required for all attendees, regardless of vaccination status.Pre-order of the book will not grant you access to the event. Tickets must be purchased through Eventbrite.NEW! Each ticket admits 1 adult + 1 youth 16 years of age or younger.All tickets come with a copy of the event's featured book. Here's what you need to know before you purchase your ticket (not nearly as interesting as the above, but still important you read): "How long would it take for a single person to fill up an entire swimming pool with their own saliva?"."Can all the world's bananas fit inside all of the world's churches?"."What would happen if the Solar System was filled with soup out to Jupiter?".This essential book includes illustrated answers to vital inquiries such as: Third Place Books welcomes Randall Munroe-creator of the hugely popular webcomic xkcd-to the stage at Lake Forest Park! With University of Washington astronomer Emily Levesque, Randall will be discussing his latest book What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions. The Eventbrite listing for this event can be found here. This event is SOLD OUT! There will not be a standby line. The #1 New York Times bestselling author of What If? and How To provides his best answers yet to the weirdest questions you never thought to ask Bold women in black history5/20/2023 Some figures are toweringly iconic, such as Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks, while others feel fresher, which underscores the richness of the field. In the book, each woman's one-page profile is paired with a full-page illustration in which she's pictured as a child. The book grew out of an Instagram project Harrison conceived for Black History Month, in which she spotlighted a different accomplished female each day. Parents need to know that Vashti Harrison's Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History offers 40 short bios of African American women who broke ground and distinguished themselves in fields that include science, the arts, sports, and civil rights. All the women profiled broke new ground, and all overcame significant racial and gender discrimination to do so. There are 40-plus positive role models here, all inspirational, and across various fields - science, arts, politics, sports. Cycle of the Werewolf by Stephen King5/20/2023 He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King. His epic works The Dark Tower, It, Pet Sematary, Doctor Sleep, and Firestarter are the basis for major motion pictures, with It now the highest-grossing horror film of all time. His novel 11/22/63 was named a top ten book of 2011 by The New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. 13 2019 by Stephen King (Author), Bernie Wrightson (Illustrator) 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,307 ratings Kindle Edition 18.99 Read with Our Free App School & Library Binding from 415.55 3 Used from 415.55 Paperback 22.03 2 Used from 15.53 11 New from 20. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock). Stephen King Cycle of the Werewolf: A Novel Paperback Illustrated, Aug. Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes Fairy Tale, Billy Summers, If It Bleeds, The Institute, Elevation, The Outsider, Sleeping Beauties (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: End of Watch, Finders Keepers, and Mr. The Power of Three by Eliza Willard5/20/2023 Entertainment Weekly reported that Milano is heading to the CW with a new show called Insatiable, which focuses on an ex-lawyer turned beauty pageant coach. It's been nearly 20 years since Alyssa Milano first enchanted us on Charmed and now she's back with another hour-long drama that she hopes will cast a spell on TV fans. There's a warlock who wants to steal their powers.Īnd he'll do it any way he can-even if it means killing them!" They are the Charmed Ones-the most powerful of witches. Piper can freeze time, and Phoebe can see the future. Prue, Piper and Phoebe Halliwell didn't think reading a magical incantation would really work. She stayed up all night reading the Book of Shadows and has an encounter with a ghostly Melinda Warren. One additional scene occurs during the night right after Phoebe had released The Charmed Ones' power. It is a novelization of the episode "Something Wicca This Way Comes" but has some additional scenes. Let's continue this week with the online novel penned by Eliza Willard, "The Power Of Three"! The Power of Three is the 1st installment of the Charmed novel series. I am trying to make something different here with "Charmed Novel" since the page that I am building is still under construction. "With biting wit, Roberson explores the dynamics of heterosexual dating in the age of #MeToo" With sections like Real Interviews With Men About Whether Or Not It Was A Date Good Flirts That Work Bad Flirts That Do Not Work and Definitive Proof That Tom Hanks Is The Villain Of You’ve Got Mail, How to Date Men When You Hate Men is a one stop shop for dating advice when you love men but don't like them. And really, was that date even a date in the first place? She collects her crushes like ill cared-for pets, skewers her own suspect decisions, and assures readers that any date you can mess up, she can top tenfold. From New Yorker and Onion writer and comedian Blythe Roberson, How to Date Men When You Hate Men is a comedy philosophy book aimed at interrogating what it means to date men within the trappings of modern society.īlythe Roberson’s sharp observational humor is met by her open-hearted willingness to revel in the ugliest warts and shimmering highs of choosing to live our lives amongst other humans. Will Officer Flossy catch Dingo? Will Rollo Rabbit catch his runaway steamroller? And with literally hundreds of things to look at, youngsters will spend hours trying to find Goldbug on every page. Each detailed spread provides tremendous opportunity to make up stories and describe situations. As the pig family head to the beach for a picnic, they encounter every vehicle known, from the forklift to the locomotive, and many vehicles that are not as common, from the pumpkin car to the broom-o-cycle. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Lot Of 6 HC Richard Scarrys Cars and Trucks and Things That Go - Guided Reading at the best. Every manner of machinery that moves is riotously depicted in this classic favorite. Annotation: The station wagon, the tow truck, the garbage truck and the bulldozer.Series Title: Giant Little Golden Book Ser. Make family reading a regular and cherished activity with Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks and Things That Go and READ TOGETHER, BE TOGETHER, a nationwide movement developed by Penguin Random House in partnership with Parentsmagazine. Ron chernow biographies5/19/2023 Chernow’s biography gives Hamilton his due and sets the record straight, deftly illustrating that the political and economic greatness of today’s America is the result of Hamilton’s countless sacrifices to champion ideas that were often wildly disputed during his time. The inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton! In the first full-length biography of Alexander Hamilton in decades, National Book Award winner Ron Chernow tells the riveting story of a man who overcame all odds to shape, inspire, and scandalize the newborn America.Īccording to historian Joseph Ellis, Alexander Hamilton is “a robust full-length portrait, in my view the best ever written, of the most brilliant, charismatic and dangerous founder of them all.”įew figures in American history have been more hotly debated or more grossly misunderstood than Alexander Hamilton. |